11th Feb 2005, 11:51

17th Mar 2005, 11:51

You should be happy to pay more gas for your life. My 93 Volvo 960 was just T-boned by another Volvo 740. Mine is total lost. I could got out from my 960 without any hurt.

The Volvo 740 with the same chassis as 960 was only with the front right lights gone. Volvos are designed and made as tanks.

I only paid on the routine maintenance for about CAD $1,500 in the last 14 months of my ownership. The low expense on maintenance is because of the high level of workmanship. The feelings of safe and protected were not be found on the rental car of Japan made.

14th Jun 2005, 02:07

Overall, a superb luxury brick with good road manners (I've partially spun mine twice in the wet and recovered with a "flick of the wrist"...).

As these cars are getting up there in age, a few suggestions; replace your O2 sensor, air filter box (lower portion), and have your fuel injectors cleaned professionally. Given a well maintained car to begin with, you will restore a lot of that new car feel. ie: shut down those '05 Range Rovers, Acura MDX's, BMW X3's, Volvo V70's, ect. and get good gas mileage to boot...

Also, please don't skimp on strut cartridge replacement, get the Nivomax (stock parts) units for the 965 and revel in another 100K of safe comfort.

8th Jun 2006, 19:52

I have just bought a plum one-owner 1991 Volvo 960 in Perth, Western Australia. It has 139,000kms. It is a pleasure to drive. I don't think it has airbags, but it does have an electric sunroof. I would like to buy an original CD Player for it if anybody can help. Very Happy Volvo Driver :)

1993 Volvo 960 Wagon 3.9 from North America

Summary:

Faults:

Discovered the A/C evaporator coil leak, which had to be replaced one week after purchase.

A/C blower motor failed and had to be replaced at 145000 miles (10,000 miles after purchase).

Replaced the front brake pads at 142,000 (7,000 miles after purchase).

Memory for the seat positions sometimes fails.

Vehicle rear-ended at 140,000 miles. See comments below.

General Comments:

All items noted were easily repaired. One hint: if you need an inexpensive evaporator coil, call the local Volvo junk yard and they will have NEW after market parts for 1/2 the price - and they perform just as well, if not better than anything obtained from a dealer or the original.

When car was rear-ended by a full-size cargo van at 140,000 miles traveling at about 45 miles/hour, estimated damages amounted to over $7,000. The rear door was completely destroyed and the quarter panels buckled under the impact of the cargo van's orange cone holder. The roof buckled slightly above the columns of both rear doors. The sun roof also required some adjustment. Notwithstanding this damage, we were impressed by the safety and sturdiness of the vehicle, especially given the fact that my 2 children were riding in the back. No one was hurt. We were so impressed and loved the car so much, I ended up repairing the car. I was able to do it myself for under $1,000 using after-market and used parts.